andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
AthenenounUS /ˌæˈθiːn/
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
couchedverbUS /kaʊtʃt/
past form of “couch” — formulate in a particular style or language
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/
emanating from God
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
Eumaeus
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From this reading Telemachus landed, goes first to Eumaeus.
famousadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪməs/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Telemachus landed, goes first to Eumaeus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
gatnounUS /ɡæt/
a gangster's pistol
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Telemachus landed, goes first to Eumaeus.
great-hearted
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From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/
act or move at high speed
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
holdverbUS /hoʊld/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
keptadjectiveUS /kept/
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
Lacedaemon
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From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading Telemachus landed, goes first to Eumaeus.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
Menelausnoun
(Greek mythology) the king of Sparta at the time of the Trojan War; brother of Agamemnon; husband of Helen
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
NestornounUS /ˈnestər/
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
nobleadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/
impressive in appearance
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
OdysseusnounUS /oʊˈdɪsiəs/
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
overcomeverbUS /ˈoʊvərkʌm/
win a victory over
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
PallasnounUS /ˈpæləs/
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
softadjectiveUS /sɑːft/
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
Telemachus
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From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telemachus landed, goes first to Eumaeus.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
vestibulenounUS /ˈvestɪbjuːl/
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading And she found Telemachus, and the glorious son of Nestor, couched at the vestibule of the house of famous Menelaus.
wakefuladjective
carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The son of Nestor truly was overcome with soft sleep, but sweet sleep gat not hold of Telemachus, but, through the night divine, careful thoughts for his father kept him wakeful.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Now Pallas Athene went to the wide land of Lacedaemon, to put the noble son of the great-hearted Odysseus in mind of his return, and to make him hasten his coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pallas sends home Telemachus from Lacedaemon with the presents given him by Menelaus.
